Headlight



`E. M. SMITH. Y A `HEADL|GHL APPLICATION FILED` FEB. I0, ISH. RENEWED OCT. 9. T919.

1,331,592,l Patented Feb. 24,192o.

Annim EZEKIEL lili. SMITH, OF BIRMINGHM. ALBAM HEADLI GHT.

Appcati'on alsa February 1G, 1917, Serial No. 14'? To ail flo/tom may concern.'

Bc it known that llznmin; hi. SMITH, a "V" r ot' the, United States, and a resident ot Birmingham. in the county of l'ctterson and State ot' A\hil ann1. have invented certain new and usetul improvements in Headlights, ot which the followingi is a spcciication.

My invention is an improvement in headlights Yfor motor vehicles. and has for its oliject to provide auxiliar)Y lights connected with the steering' `ear in such manner 'that when thc wheels o'l the vehicle are. turned, the headlights will lollow the turningr movement to direct they rays thereoi'l onto the road ln the drawings:

Figure 1 is a partial front view t a motor `vehicle provided with the improved headlights,

2 is, a partial top plan view,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view ot' a portion ot the steering gear with the light supporting' lnackol'. and

Fig. #l is a side view of the headlight.

The present embodiment of the invention is shown in connection with a. motor vehicle. and the improved headlights 1 are supported by the steering arms 2 which extend radiallyl from the hearing sleeve El, which `is connect` ed with the 'iront rile l and carries the spin dln l?. The steering' arms 2 arc'connected lov a link C. andA the control mechanism is connected with the link.

The. lamps 1 are electric lamps, being, supplied hy eed wires 7 in thc usual manner, andl each lamp is-proridcd at the socket 8 thereof, with an annular: groove 9,. with which the supporting;` bracket il-. of the lamp engages. The said bracket is composed of a` lower portion and an upper portion. the lower portion beingconnected to the steering' arm 2. while the upper portion is adjust alile with respect thereto to permit the lamp to he tilted. rthe lower section is composed of similar sections l0, each in the torn: of a har, having' at its lower end a curved portion 'l1 for ongaging 'the steering* arin, and at the other-end an outwardly otlfset portion These portions 11 cooperate to grasp the, steering-arm, and bolts and nuts 1? are proi'ided for connecting the said scctions.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24%, Renewed October 9, 1919. Serial No. 329,543.

The upper portion consists of similar scctions 14, each havmg;r an outwardly curved portion 15 at its .upper end for engaging about the lamp within the grroove 9, and the lower ends ot' the sections are received between the out 'ardlv ot'tset portions 12 of the sections o't' the lowen portion. A holt 15 is provided jfor pivotall)v connecting` the upper portion tothe lower portion, and the sections of the. upper portions have arcshaped slots 17 registering with cach other, and a bolt 18 is passed through the outwai-dl)v oliset sections of the lower portions and through the slots to permit adjustment ot the upper portion. By loosening the nut ot' the holt, the upper portion ma)7 lie moved with respect to the lower portion to permit adjustment. A set screw 19 is passed through the sections of the uppelI portions adjacent to the outwardly offset portions l5, to permit the said portions to he clamped on the lamp.

Unc or both ot' the lamps 1 has its current supplying` :able 7 winding upon a reel and lot such length that it may'he used as a trouble lamp at any part of the vehicle. The reel is spring controlled to wind up the cahie automatically. The lamps auxiliary lamps intended to he used when the large lamps are dim, or for any other reason when the large lamps are not in use.

i claim: 1n a motor vehicle, the combination with the steering' arms for the front spindles, of a bracket detachably connected with each arni'and supporting a lamp to follow the moreinentiof thewheels of the vehicle, said hracket comprising upper and lower portions, eaclr portion beingr sectional, the upper portion engaging the lamp and the lower portion ot' the arm, the lower portion congisting of sections having outwardly o'tl'set yponions at theirv upper ends and the upper portion having its lower end received between the outwardly oti'set portions and pivotally connected therewith, the lower end ot' the upper portion havingY an arc shaped slot and a holt passing through the slot and thc sections of the lower portion to permit adjustment o the upper portion.

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